NEW FEATURE: Ability to change display device used for dialogs (e.g. MsgBox) [18090]

DetailThe property shown below allows the user to switch which display device all dialogs (including message boxes) are displayed on during the running of an experiment.

' Assuming you have a Display device named Display,'this MsgBox should show on that monitorDisplay.UseForDialogs = TrueMsgBox "Using Display for Dialogs"

' Assuming you have a Display device named Display2,'this MsgBox should show on that monitorDisplay2.UseForDialogs = TrueMsgBox "Using Display2 for Dialogs"

This topic applies to:E-Prime Professional 2.0

This item has been introduced in E-Prime 2.0 (2.0.1.76 or greater).

Legacy End User Comments

Dan Barlow5/9/2014 16:06

Display.UseForDialogs = True did not work at 640x480x32@60Hz until I set the Display's "Flipping Enabled" to No.I think that Windows is drawing to the "back" page and doesn't know to flip it to the front.

Brandon Cernicky9/9/2014 15:04

TY for the feedback. Note that if you are using Windows 8 or later the MsgBox command will not typically appear on top of the screen and visible. To work around this issue, please request the "Message Box Package" from PST PS&S (support) web site.